Adeeba Farah

Poem

Remembering A Stranger

Remember when we first met Just strangers to each other Remember when we started to talk And got to know each other Remember when we became friends Each other’s constant company Remember when we told each other Our hidden secrets Remember when we trusted each other With everything we had Remember when we used to be sister When we were sisters Remember when you broke me Stabbed me behind my back Remember when we hurt each other Suddenly bitter enemies Remember when we stopped being sisters We weren’t sisters anymore Remember those days We couldn’t bear each other anymore Remember when I said We couldn’t be friends anymore Remember how neither of us Knew what had happened Remember when you hurt me When I hurt you back Remember when we started To move away from each other Remember when we began To go our own ways Remember when the wounds Were just scars left over Remember when the time came That we forgot one another.